Relevant Conferences

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7-Generation Bioregional Earth
When: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 12:30 PM EDT
Where: Online, Zoom

Registration for this online event is free!

Click here to learn more about this event and how to register.

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Watersheds Canada National Conference
When: Thursday, May 1 - Friday May 2, 2025
Where: Pinestone Resort Conference Centre, Haliburton, Ontario

Click on the above image for more event and registration details.

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International Conference on Fish Telemetry
When: Sunday, June 8 - Friday June 13, 2025
Where: Park Place Hotel and Conference Center, Traverse City, Michigan

Registration now open. Final day to register is May 7, 2025. Click here for more details!

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OCEANS 2025 Great Lakes Conference: Indigenous Observing in the Great Lakes and Coastal Regions

When: Monday, September 29 - Thursday October 2, 2025
Where: Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois

Registration opening soon.

​Click the following link for more details and to stay updated: OCEANS 2025 GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE

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Relevant Webinars

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Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC):

​Call for Proposals and Writing Pre-Proposals

This webinar provides the following:

• An overview of the FY2026 GLFC Call for Proposals, including the special topics being highlighted.
• Information on how to prepare a GLFC pre-proposal

Note: This webinar aired November 2024 for pre-proposals submitted January 2025. The information about how to write a pre-proposal remains relevant. 

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Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS): Community Ice Thickness Data Collection
When: Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00PM EST

If you were unable to attend this session, a recorded version is available here.

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International Joint Commission (IJC): Understanding Microplastics in the Great Lakes
When: Friday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00PM EST

If you were unable to attend this session, a recorded version is available here.

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Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFA) - Research in Action: Exploring Manomin/Wild Rice and the Three Sisters
When: Thursday, November 29, 2024 at 10:00am EST

If you were unable to attend this session, a recorded version is available​ here. (Passcode: 7C6i+x!8)

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IGLNi Sharing Circle - IPBES Information Session
When: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 11:00am EST

If you were unable to attend this session, a recorded version is available here.
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Relevant Links:

1. Learn more about the IPBES and Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK)
2. Past Key Message documents from Indigenous Peoples and local communities involved in IPBES (IPLCs)

Other ways to get involved, more generally:  

1. Join the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IIFBES)

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Indigenous Data Sovereignty of Indigenous People's Earth Observations
When: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 8:00am EST

If you were unable to attend this session, a recorded version is available here.

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